English 11 Menu

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Main English 11 page: 2023–2024: English 11

Note: Each set of dates below refers to a grade abatement panel, which is one-third of the triptych of grades earned each quarter.


Q1A: 9/5/23–9/26/23

English 11 Syllabus

Course Overview

Introductory Letter

English 11 Opening-Day Exercise

English 11: Introductory Form

GAP Explication

Daily Checkpoint

Weekend Writing

Q1B: 9/27/23–10/26/23

Jan. ’23 Regents: Part 1

Jan. ’23 Regents: Part 3

What Is Literature For?

Elements of Gothic Fiction

Gothic Fiction: Annotations and Analysis

Q1C: 10/19/23–11/9/23

Gothic Literature: Essential Questions

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”

Unit Test: Owl Creek Bridge

Q2A: 11/13/23–12/1/23

Unit Test Revision and Reflection

ELA Exam Practice: Part 3 — Fiction

ELA Exam Practice: Part 3 — Nonfiction

A Raisin in the Sun: Background

A Raisin in the Sun: Silent Conversation

Q2B: 12/4/23–12/22/23

A Raisin in the Sun: Introduction Analysis

Langston Hughes, “Harlem”

Argument Background

A Raisin in the Sun: Act I

A Raisin in the Sun: Act II

A Raisin in the Sun: Act III

Q2C: 1/3/24–1/19/24

A Raisin in the Sun: Quizzes and Quick Writes

A Raisin in the Sun: Short Essays

A Raisin in the Sun: Creative RAFT Project

Q3A: 1/22/24–2/9/24

Classwork Rubicon Grades

Weekly Writing Grades: Guided Reflections

Regents Exam: Part 2 Prompt Decoding

Regents Exam: Part 2 Timed Writing

Regents Exam: Part 2 Model Annotations

Q3B: 2/26/24–3/8/24

Argument Essay: Topic Selection

Argument Essay: Claims and Thesis-Writing

Argument Essay: Evidence

Research Project: Topic Selection

Weekly Regents Exam Prep: Part 1 Multiple-Choice

Q3C: 3/11/24–4/12/24

Weekly Regents Exam Prep: Part 1 Multiple-Choice

Argument Essay: Final Draft

Research Project: Infographic

Make-Up Essays: Classwork Rubicon

Make-Up Essays: Weekly Writing

The Great Gatsby: Background Notes

The Great Gatsby: Movie

Q4A: 4/15/24–5/3/24

“The Ways We Lie” Nonfiction Analysis

The Great Gatsby: Graphic Novel

The Great Gatsby: Close Reading

The Great Gatsby: Guided Analysis

Q4B: 5/6/24–5/23/24

The Great Gatsby: Final Assessments

Personal Narratives: First Drafts

Q4C: 5/29/24–6/14/24

Personal Narratives: Final Drafts

Regents Exam Prep: Targeted Practice

English 12 Menu

More on menus, cooking, and other metaphors: Green Eggs and Deconstructed Ham.

Main English 12 page: 2023–2024: English 12

Note: Each set of dates below refers to a grade abatement panel, which is one-third of the triptych of grades earned each quarter.

English 12: 2024 Project Post


Q1A: 9/5/23–9/26/23

English 12 Syllabus

Course Overview

Introductory Letter

English 12 Opening-Day Writing

English 12: Introductory Form

Daily Checkpoints

Weekend Writing

GAP Overview

Q1B: 9/27/23–10/26/23

Close Reading: The Age of the Essay

Guided Analysis: The Age of the Essay

Narrative Brainstorming

First Draft of Personal Narrative

Q1C: 10/19/23–11/9/23

What Is Literature For?

Limon: Selected Poems

Foppa: Selected Poems

Reintroduction Writing

1984 Resource Page

Q2A: 11/13/23–12/1/23

Narrative Showcase

ePortfolio Introduction

Q2 Essential Questions

1984: Part One

Classwork Rubicon Grades

Q2B: 12/4/23–12/22/23

“The Ways We Lie”: Emulative Analysis

Classification Essay: Overview

1984: Part Two + Part Three

Q2C: 1/3/24–1/19/24

1984: Essential Question Exam

Classification & Division (C&D) Essay: Brainstorming

C&D Essay: Prescriptive Paragraphing

C&D Essay: First Draft

Q3A: 1/22/24–2/9/24

C&D Essay: Revisions

C&D Essay: Final Copies

Weekly Writing Grades: Guided Reflection

Self-Exploration Unit: Descriptive Writing

Self-Exploration Unit: Storytelling

Q3B: 2/26/24–3/8/24

Self-Exploration Unit: SWOT Analysis

Senior Projects: Brainstorming

Frankenstein: Preface to Chapter 8

Frankenstein: Reader-Response Analysis

Q3C: 3/11/24–4/12/24

Frankenstein: Chapters 9–24

Frankenstein: Reader-Response Analysis

Make-Up Essays: Classwork Rubicon

Make-Up Essays: Weekly Writing

Senior Projects: Guided Project Analysis

English 12: 2024 Project Post

Q4A: 4/15/24–5/3/24

Empathy and the Collective Good Unit: The Bean Trees

Senior Projects: Student-Selected Literature

Senior Projects: Senior Success Project (Senior Talk)

Q4B: 5/6/24–5/23/24

Senior Projects: Student-Selected Literature

Senior Projects: Addressing an Audience

Senior Projects: Senior Success Project (Senior Talk)

Q4C: 5/29/24–6/7/24

Senior Projects: Senior Success Project (Senior Talk)

Final Reflections


2021–2022 Archived Menu of Choices

2022–2023 Archived Menu of Choices

Course Syllabus

An interesting thing about the word syllabus is that it comes from a misreading of Latin. That doesn’t change its meaning now, but it does let us think more critically about what a syllabus actually does, not just what we expect it to do.

This syllabus is an overview of our course. It includes the grading policy, homework policy, etc., but it is also an example itself of how instruction works — flipped so that you can access it at your own pace, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions and receive feedback.

Read on carefully, and use the comment section or your email to ask questions.

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